Decoy duck



Sept. 6, 1927.

J. v. WINTER DEcoY DUJK" Filed May 1. 1925 I 2 Shoots-Shed, 2

llllllllll! Patented Sept. 6, 1927'.

. UNITED STATES PATENT o-FFIcE.

JEss v. WINTER, or LA cEossE, WISCONSIN.

`JJEcoY DUCK.

Application filed May 1, 1926. Serial No. 105,896.

The invention relates to decoy ducks. An object of the invention'is to produce a decoy duck for the use of hunters that shall.

be very simple and inexpensive in construction, and that is so made that it may be taken apart and packed in a Hat package that is veryl compact, and of light weight that it lmay beeasily transportedv in quantities; and that may be eas-ily and quickly taken apart and reassembled, and yet be rmly held ink assembled condition when put together. 1 i

` Another obj ect of the invention is to furnish a decoy duck of comparatively thin material compactly held together and furnished with a balancing kmechanism that will prevent wind and waves from tipping it over when in the water. It is a further object of the invention to provide a. balancing device that may be readily remov-edwlien the decoy is being packed for transportation, and as readily replaced to give the desired balancing eect. Y

In the. drawings, Y

Fig. 1 is a side elevation with the parts secured together for use.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation with parts disconnected, and showing the means by which the parts are connected together.

Fig. 3 is a front with the balancing` means in lace.

*ig 4 is a front elevation,ithe balancing means in place.

Fig. 5 1s a plan.

Fig. 6 indicates the balancing means de-,

' part, as indicated in dotted linesv inFig- 1 and in full lines in Fig. 2. I t will be observedV from examination of Fig. 2 that the projecting parts 3 of these pins are not parallel with each other, but are spaced further apart at their tree ends than they are where they enter the wood of the top portion. The numerals 4t indicate stifeni-ng members vertically placed in the wood of the top to crossv the grain. Nume-rals 5 are vertical sockets passing into the transverse central portion of .largement to give more weight.

the lower portion of the decoy, this lower member, 7, being horizontal with respect to the" top member, and is secured'to the top member along the longitudinal median line of the bottom part, as shown in Fig. 5. The Vsockets 5A are shown as being in the bottom member 7 andparallel with each other; but inasmuch as vthe pins 3, while spaced to enter the sockets 5, because of their angular relation to the sockets, will have ai pinching or binding eii'ect on the sides of the sockets, because they are not parallel with the sides of the sockets. This relation is clearly shown in Fig. l, there being something alsoof a springing effect of the pins with respect to the sockets as the pins are crowded down into the sockets. It is not necessary to have much of an angular departure from the vertical in the pins and of course, the sockets might have a slight angular setting and the pins depend p-erpendicularly from the bottom of the top member, l; the object being to have the pins and sockets arranged so that as the pins 3 enter the sockets there shall be a binding relation between the two. The angular relation is very cheaply made and is very efficient. It would, however, be within the scope of the invention to vhave the pin and socket have a mere frictional relation, without the peculiar binding kor springing force.

The numeral 6 indicates a vertical aperture in the bottom of the horizontal portion 7 from the bottom thereof, which is shown as passing entirely through the bottom po-rtion, but which is not necessary. The numeral 8 indicates a vertical member having a threaded upper end adapted to be secured y in the vertical aperture 6, the lower end of this member being provided with an en- The object ofthis member 8 is to furnish a balancing member depending vertically below the vbottom of the decoy, to steady it in proper position, and prevent the decoy from being tipped over by winds and waves, when placed in the water for use.

- The top andV lower sections of the decoy arerso made that when separated they may be packed with one part lying flat upon the other and so occupy a verysmall amount of space. For assemblage, all thatis necessary 5, when the upper and lower portions will Ybe securely fastened together, and to screw is to push the pins 3 down into the Sockets in the liorizontnl portion-ull ol which Cnn be done in n. :tew :nfrondrA olf time. inns innen os the body ot the deeoy is inode ot Very .light weight, n eoneidnifzilile nnn'ilmr of decors ezin lie carried in Sirolo-1 or otherwise n long distance on the lmeli of n, hunter Without lnntergi:illyv tiringv hini; and they oon he pnelied in :i very l@inail eonipnnn, so :is to occupy little spuee in n bont. Preferably the inenlliers 2 3 nre inode no that theyv will springi in being' Aforced into the noeliets I-loving now deserilied my invention, what I elfliin is:

l. ln :t decoyv dni-li, the combination of flut nope 'nhle portions: conufnfising if'ertiefil and liori'fzontnl elemente, with ineens lor Securing the liottorn ol the verticali portion to the upper linee olf the. horizontal portion comprising' pine und noehete in the respective elements havin o pinching Contact with each other when in position.

2. In n decoy dnelf, the. ooinhinntioiii oi? u vertical upper portion :1nd :i horizontal lower portion, with menne; ior Securing` the bottoni oiI the upper portion to the lower portion, comprising pine sind noelietn nrrnnged upon the respective portionsj the pins and sockets hnving nn nngulnr relation to euch other.

ln n decoy duel, the combination of :L nepnrnlile vertienl upper portion und u holi zontnl lower portion with ineens for securing the portionsl together comprising nnile and len'lnle elements having :1y springing relation to euch other.

el. ln n decoy doelt, the Combination ot :1. Vertical upper portion and n horizontnl lower portion, With means :For lQeonrinzg' the Atwo portions together comprising pin und Socket connections having; springing relations; with euch other when in poeition.

5. ln u decoy duck, the eomhiimtion oit nepnruhle verticnl und horizontal portions, with menno tor seeming' the two portions toogether along;l the eentrnl longitudinal line ol the horizontal portion, :rnd n lniluneing diniee projeetinp` downwardly from the hotloin ot the horizontnl portion on the trnnsterne central portion thereoi", Smid liialoncingj :neinher inning' n threaded. npper end, und the horizontal portion heilig; adopted to reeeive the tlnfeznled end portion ol' the ljinlnnoing;l derive 'for holdingl purposes.

JESS V. VINTER. 

